Cardiospermum grandiflorum
Balloon Vine, Balloonvine
Other regional names: Heartseed
- Heartseed
Also known as: Cardiospermum barbicaule Baker +15 more
- Cardiospermum barbicaule Baker
- Cardiospermum barbicule Baker
- Cardiospermum caillei A.Chev., Hutch. & Dalziel
- Cardiospermum coluteoides Kunth
- Cardiospermum duarteanum Cambess.
- Cardiospermum elegans Kunth
- Cardiospermum grandiflorum f. elegans (Kunth) Radlk.
- Cardiospermum grandiflorum f. genuinum Radlk.
- Cardiospermum grandiflorum f. hirsutum (Willd.) Radlk.
- Cardiospermum grandiflorum var. elegans (Kunth) Hiern
- Cardiospermum grandiflorum var. hirsutum (Willd.) Hiern
- Cardiospermum hirsutum Wild.
- Cardiospermum hirsutum Willd.
- Cardiospermum hispidum Kunh
- Cardiospermum hispidum Kunth
- Cardiospermum macrophyllum Kunth
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Sapindaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing annual or perennial.
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Cardiospermum grandiflorum (commonly known as Balloon vine) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant within the Sapindaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa, North America, and South America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, Southern South America, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cabinda, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Malawi, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Algeria, Canary Is., Cook Is., Hawaii, Leeward Is., Madeira, New South Wales, Puerto Rico, Queensland, South Australia, Sri Lanka, St.Helena